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HENDERSON, TX (KETK) — Linda Pool is marching to the beat of a different drum and using music to heal her patients. It may look and sound like a regular music class, but board-certified Music Therapist Linda Pool uses music to heal patients dealing with Alzheimer’s, depression, ADD, Autism, and many other disabilities. Read more here…

Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation are the conventional weapons used tobattle cancer, but now Greenville Health System is adding music therapy to the mix. Read more here…

Arsi Nami watched his brother undergo music therapy for a spinal cord surgery that left half of his body paralyzed, but didn’t realize how the experience would shape the course of his life. In 2008, his brother underwent surgery to have a tumor removed from his spinal cord. Part of the surgery required cutting through the nerves that controlled his nervous system. Following the procedure, he had lost all movement in the right side of his body from his shoulder down including his sensations. Read more here…

A university student who took six years to realize she had postnatal depression is embarking on a research project to determine whether music therapy can help other women in similar situations. Read more here…

Now the local musician and DJ is using it to help others. Jernigan and some of the area’s top DJs will perform Friday at Nite Brite’s Electrik Fest. The event is a fundraiser for Lakeview Center’s Music Department. The program offers musical activities for clients at Lakeview, a mental health and community outreach center affiliated with Baptist Health Care. Read more here…

The eighth annual SunLove Festival, which focuses on holistic healing arts and music, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 18 at the Vitruvian Health Center, 353 Plaza Drive, Eustis. Among the activities are free yoga, music, dance, kids activities, vendors featuring art, natural health and beauty products, massage, fitness, organic foods and more. Read more here…

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Wildfire Music Festival is not just any concert. Country star Vince Gill will headline the festival on June 14 at the White Oak Amphitheater in Greensboro. Music starts at 3 p.m.The festival will honor the memory of Brenna Marie Currie, who passed away in March of 2013 and held a passion for music throughout her young life.  Read more here…

Can music heal? There’s been a great deal of study by neuroscientists on the different ways music acts upon the brain, affecting our behavior, memory and the like. But there is also growing scientific evidence attesting to its curative powers. Read more here…

A tango begins, and the man, wearing a porkpie hat and suit, leads. The woman, wearing a floral dress, follows gracefully. Judging by the ease and fluidity of their movements, one would never know that Nancy Dufault, 72, has Parkinson’s disease. When she is dancing, moving in time with her husband, Bob, she experiences a brief respite from symptoms. Read more here…

For Carole Glenn and Judy Friesem, music is a healing art, and it’s something that they do regularly. Both women work for Hospice of Kitsap County part-time, offering up soothing tunes to the dying — a job some musicians would find too challenging. Read more here…